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Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB discusses whether rising costs might sap the momentum from the global economic recovery.

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After witnessing the impact of the Asian Financial Crisis when it hit his family in 1997, Kelvin Fu, Managing Partner, Gunung Capital, made a resolve to never allow the same thing to happen to him or his family again. On The Breakfast Huddle, he shares how he has made different financial choices since then – with his priority now in capital preservation and growth – and how his experience in the army has shaped him as an investor.

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A recently published study ‘What People Need in Singapore: A Household Budget Study (2021)’ cites how much Singaporeans would need to support a basic standard of living in Singapore. The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish speak to one of the authors of this study, Dr Ng Kok Hoe, Senior Research Fellow, Head, Case Study Unit and Social Inclusion Project, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, to discuss the findings. 

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Power Play Ep 6: Dissecting impact of Huawei CFO's release on US-China relations

10:47 mins

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. 

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:

1. Huawei chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, received a hero's welcome upon returning to Shenzhen while America saw the release of Meng Wanzhou and the 'two Michaels' as a prisoner swap (1:45)
2. How will this politically affect US President Biden? (4:11)
3. US-China relations have improved since Meng's release (6:27)
4. Possibility of US conceding to Beijing's requests on China's grievances (7:58)
5. US concerns and policy towards China not changed (8:55)

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Selena Ling, Chief Economist, OCBC bank discusses why the Singapore central bank decided to tighten policy for the first time in three years, and how 3Q's 6.5% growth sets up the outlook for rest of the year.

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Following the announcement of the brand’s upcoming greenfield beach resort in Borneo Kota Kinabalu, Club Med will continue to look for opportunities in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region, specifically in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. They also have plans to open 16 new resorts by the end of 2023, with eight in China, which has already been implemented on schedule since the first half of 2021. Rachael Harding, Chief Executive Officer, East and South Asia & Pacific, Club Med shares what Club Med is doing to adapt itself to the new norm of traveling and the motivation behind Club Med’s expansion plans in APAC. 

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